Thalli capillary, 0.5-2 cm in height. Holdfasts conical disc-like consisting of rhizoidal cells. Branches regular dichotomous and with branchlets in upper portions, the apices of branches incurved or rolled inwards, often straight. Corticated in each node, 4-6 transverse cell-rows. Tetrasporangia one to four on each node, ovoid, tetrahedrally divided or cruciate. Cystocarps borne terminally on branchlets or laterally on branches, 1-3 goniomolobes, surrounded by 3-5 involucral ramuli.

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Economic Importance and Threats

EcologyHabitat: Coastal

Biogeography

• Lakshadweep, Kavaratti (Lat: 10.57) (Long: 72.62) INDIA

Literature Source(s)

Nasr, AH (1940) The chorography of the marine algae inhabiting the northern part of the Red Sea coast 13-155 Available at - NIO, RC, Kochi

Jagtap, TG (1987) Distribution of algae, seagrasses and coral communities from Lakshadweep islands, eastern Arabian Sea Indian Journal of Marine Sciences Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi in association with The Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi 16(4) 256-260 Available at - NIO, RC, Kochi

Society for the Management of European Biodiversity Data (2009) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Available at - http://www.marinespecies.org